Most folks have already expressed many of the same reasons I do; also it's how I got started, in college I earned a few bucks to help with books using my Yashica (felt like a working press stiff covering ball games, plays, life in general on
campus, etc.), they're smaller, wait times for processing, etc. But here's one I've not seen mentioned: I feel safer from the risk of getting mugged carrying a 30+ year old film camera mostly with low key shoulder straps that don't scream "Nikon D800" for example for someone to quickly estimate how much wine (or other poison of choice..) they could get by snatching it off my shoulder and running. Street justice would be for someone to snatch let's say my ME Super and for them to hear me yell at them "Good luck selling that one, pal! I paid $20 for it on Ebay to include shipping! You might pawn it and get enough for a 40 ounce malt liquor!" Or something to that effect...